
PROFILE
Sacha Coburn is the COO of her own family business Coffee Culture, a group of boutique coffee shops with 300 staff in 20 locations. She has lived every inch of the cost of living crisis with her team of owners and has had to embrace change and challenge on a daily basis. Sacha walks her talk every day leading her team with humanity and humour. A former lawyer with a first class honours Masters Degree in Education, Sacha is uniquely qualified to talk about what’s ahead.
Sacha is a Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship winner and has recently graduated from the prestigious OPM program at Harvard Business School.
Sacha runs a leadership development programme through their side hustle ‘The Company You Keep’ working with both emerging and C-suite leaders to deliver whole hearted high performance. Her podcast ‘The Not So Breakfast Show’ explores professional and personal development and is available wherever you get your pod.
In her spare time, Sacha chairs the board of Foster Construction, the Waikato’s largest commercial construction company, and is also on the board of Tieke Golf Estate.
As a keynote speaker Sacha works with organisations all across the globe imparting messages that matter with her trademark, energy, empathy, insight and inspiration.
SPEAKING TOPICS
LEADING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
In this keynote, with her trademark wit and humour, Sacha unpacks the principles of authentic leadership in a digital age. Helping audiences unlock their leadership potential and accelerate their growth Sacha gives take home tools that can be immediately implemented both personally and professionally.
This presentation shows how important each of us are, irrespective of our roles in the organisation. First and foremost we lead ourselves and our daily interactions with others have ripple effects that create magic moments all around us. Full of stories and case studies of men and women who have quietly made a big difference, this presentation highlights the value of all staff and leaves audience members filled with warm fuzzies and challenged to aim higher.
ALL BUSINESS IS PERSONAL
We face an unprecedented time of disruption and change. The mandate for organisations to harness artificial intelligence, big data, and remain relevant through deep understandings of human behaviour throws up huge tensions.
This popular keynote, tailored to the specific challenges of your industry and company, explores what it takes to succeed as a fully engaged human in a world drowning in technology. How do we get the most of our employees and how can they get the most from life?
The presentation focuses on key skills necessary to influence and inspire others we deal with to take action. With an emphasis on next level communication skills we explore the neuro-science of emotional intelligence, the power of self-awareness and self-mastery, and new techniques for being at our best when we’re at our busiest. As always, this presentation is lively, and filled with stories, case studies, humour and heart.
THE TOP 10 GREATEST HITS FOR WINNING AT THE BUSINESS OF LIFE
Combining classic songs and the latest thinking on personal success and effectiveness, this presentation takes the audience on a musical journey as they laugh and learn how to be successful in all aspects of their lives, both at home and at work.
Exploring our different roles in life this talk encourages and inspires us to put out best foot forward and gives us a playlist of well-known hits to remind us of these daily lessons.
Entertaining and memorable, this presentation is a favourite with local and international audiences and leaves audiences invigorated with hot tips to use straight away. A perfect pick me up to keep your audience engaged through those long days of learning.



